great pics so far today.
Nice pix Lancero & Big_D!
LoL, yes he is.
OK, PoP Quiz: ID this SMG
Security officers patrol the streets while Kenyans travel by foot, as transportation remains limited in the city, following days of rioting, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, in Nairobi, Kenya. The killing of up to 50 ethnic Kikuyus in the Rift Valley city of Eldoret brought the death toll from four days of rioting to more than 275, raising fears of further unrest in what has been one of Africa's most stable democracies.
Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin shortly after midnight, greeting the New Year, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008. Hundred thousands of people celebrated the beginning of the New Year 2008 in Germany's capital.
USC running back Desmond Reed kisses the trophy after USC beat Illinois 49-17 in the Rose Bowl football game, Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008, in Pasadena, Calif.
Frances Cole, an employee of First Choice Armor, in Spindale, N.C., works on an armored vest in this Dec. 21, 2007 photo. The company's customers include the military, making it exactly the kind of company that state and local leaders are trying to attract, or nurture from local roots
An employee of First Choice Armor, in Spindale, N.C., dresses a mannequin with an outer tactical vest (OTV,) to check it for fit, in this Dec. 21, 2007 photo. The company's customers include the military, making it exactly the kind of company that state and local leaders are trying to attract, or nurture from local roots
An Italian soldier, part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), looks on weapons after they were handed over to the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Group (DAIG) program during a ceremony in Herat province, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008
An Italian soldier, part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), passes by the arms and ammunition after they were handed over to the Disbandent of Illegal Armed Group (DAIG) program during a ceremony in Herat province, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008. DAIG is the second phase of the disarming militant's group, which is a U.N.-backed program for disarming the illegal militants in Afghanistan
Where do you find this kind of balaclava?
Last edited by Gungnir; 01-02-2008 at 01:56 PM. Reason: proper quoting
Just goes to show ya, some of us never grow up since i think it is cool also.
Even SEALs think so
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Some pix from Haiti
A Brazilian UN peacekeeper serves food and drinks to children in Cite Soleil after a joint campaign with Haitian National Police warning children of the dangers of playing with life-like toy guns. Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
5 December 2007. MINUSTAH Photo/Logan Abassi.
Brazilian UN peacekeepers serve food and drinks to children in Cite Soleil after a joint campaign with Haitian National Police warning children of the dangers of playing with life-like toy guns. Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
5 December 2007. MINUSTAH Photo/Logan Abassi.
Peacekeepers talk with young Cité Soleil resident. Bois Neuf, Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. 28 February 2007.
MINUSTAH Photo/Logan Abassi.
I have balaclavas and face masksWould you REALLY want one?!?!
Its the sort of thing i thought was cool . . . . . . . . . . . . . .when i was about 9 years old
-black balaclava
-ACUPAT ReconWrap (can wear it as a sweatband, balaclava, neck gaitor, helmet liner, contour face cover, bandanna)
-the knit wool face mask for cold weather (The one with a 3 holes- eyes and mouth)
(I'm in the military by the way... but officers probably do not wear the skeletor looking ones...)
Iraqi army, 2nd Brigade, 11th Division, members graduate from Besmaya Range Complex, Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training.
Iraqi army, 2nd Brigade, 11th Division, members graduate from Besmaya Range Complex, Jan. 2. The unit is the second brigade to participate in Unit Set Fielding, a training process that couples Iraqi officers and soldiers with equipment and training.
Soldiers from the 3rd Georgian Infantry Brigade celebrate their third anniversary Dec. 29 at Forward Operating Base Delta. The 3rd Georgian Infantry Brigade was formed on Dec. 29, 2004. (Photo/Sgt. 1st Class Stacy Niles)
KHOST, Afghanistan (Dec. 21, 2007) Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Khost Operations Officer, 1LT Wes Dickman, center-right, a soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, points out the planned helicopter landing zone to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dave Adams, center-left, commanding officer of PRT Khost. The team secured Khost University for a 'Shura' (Islamic principle for the debate and exchange of views) between Afghan Army General Kaliq and university faculty and students. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Christopher Weis
A U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) departs the well deck of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) on Dec. 15, 2007. U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Ashleigh S. Teitel
HADITHA, Iraq (Dec. 29, 2007) Boats from Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2 Detachment 3 prepare to insert members ashore at Lake Qadisiyah near Haditha dam. RIVRON-2 regularly patrols the lake and the surrounding inland waterways, protecting their use for legitimate commerce. Riverine forces belong to the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd class Paul Seeber
A U.S. Army Soldier attached to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment provides security from a rooftop Dec. 25, 2007, as his unit investigates a home destroyed by a bomb in Mosul, Iraq. DoD photo by Spc. Kieran Cuddihy, U.S. Army.
An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter provides aerial support and reconnaissance during a convoy near Al Kisak, Iraq, Dec. 23. Vehicles from Packhorse Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment delivered pallets of Christmas food, water and a tanker of fuel to the American Soldiers stationed at the Iraqi army training compound.
Pfc. Alexander Cesario of Somerville, N.J., a forward observer with A Company, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, displays his father Adam's American flag on a rooftop in Baghdad's Suleikh neighborhood, Dec. 27. As a Soldier in Vietnam, the elder Cesario flew the flag every day - including a three day period that he was missing in action -and his son now carries it with him on patrols in Iraq.
Two AH-64D Apache Longbows belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, cross paths as they get into position to head out for a mission, on Dec. 22. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air and ground crews work around the clock sustaining air operations and are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley Kan., flying in support of Task Force Iron, 1st Armored Division, in northern Iraq.
Two Afghan Commandos, assigned to the 203rd Corps Commando Battalion, check documents found during a search of a suspected insurgent safehouse Dec. 27. The Commandos led a combined force consisting of other Afghan national army units, Afghan national police, and Afghan national border police. The combined force was acting upon credible intelligence to search an area of known insurgent activity. (Photo/Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan)
An Afghan Commando, assigned to the 203rd Corps Commando Battalion, keeps watch from the roof of a compound suspected of being an insurgent safehouse near Zambar Village, Sabari District, Khowst province, while his fellow Commandos clear rooms, gather information, and question detainees Dec. 27
An Afghan Commando, assigned to the 203rd Corps Commando Battalion, guards a weapons cache found during an early morning raid of a suspected insurgent safehouse Dec. 27 near Zambar Village, Sabari District, Khowst province. The Commandos led a combined force consisting of other Afghan national army units, Afghan national police, and Afghan national border police. The combined force was acting upon credible intelligence to search an area of known insurgent activity. (Photo/Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan)